Autism

Research from R.P. Goinkochel and colleagues has provided new data on autism

Published in Mental Health Weekly Digest, September 3rd, 2007

According to recent research from the United States, "Both the broad and narrow phenotypes of autism have been consistently observed in family members of affected individuals. Additionally, autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) present four times more often in males than in females, for reasons that are currently unknown."

"In this study, we examined whether there were differences in familial loading of ASD among families of male versus female probands. Analyses were conducted with existing data from two distinct samples. The first sample contained 417 individuals with autism and Asperger's disorder and included information on the ASD diagnoses of their first- and...

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Source: Mental Health Weekly Digest (2007-09-03)

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